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Yay, Upgrade time! - Inspire me with hardware I can buy =-D
cranioscopical:
It has been quite some time since I heard a loud PSU. I don’t know if I've just been lucky or if PSU fans have just gotten that much quieter.
-J-Mac (March 17, 2010, 12:18 AM)
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You've been lucky! :)
KynloStephen66515:
It has been quite some time since I heard a loud PSU. I don’t know if I've just been lucky or if PSU fans have just gotten that much quieter.
-J-Mac (March 17, 2010, 12:18 AM)
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You've been lucky! :)
-cranioscopical (March 17, 2010, 07:32 AM)
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Very very lucky lol
Decided to change my mobo as the choice of GFX Cards for standard PCI, is somewhat questionable...so yeah...AGP is now an option for me, which opens up SO many windows!
I'm unsure whether to keep my current CPU...I rarely use its full capacity and Win7 does a good job of keeping everything really smooth, even with multiple background apps, and full-screen games, so that might just be a keeper for now.
Also, soundcard aint a prob cause i found one i like and i am also gonna be grabbing myself an FM transmitter card.
What I now need is:
Good AGP GFX Card
More memory
Carol Haynes:
Is this a troll thread?
How do you plan to change your motherboard and keep an old CPU ? Or are you planning to upgrade your motherboard with an old motherboard to match the CPU ?
If you are planning to buy a new motherboard you will almost certainly have to buy a new CPU (and what would be the point if you didn't?) and at the point AGP and PCI graphics cards becomes moot because every modern mobo supports PCIe which is far superior to either of the old technologies.
JavaJones:
Hmm, ok. Well first, Google tells me that the 7NF-RZ is an Athlon board, not P4. So if you're planning to use the board to get access to better graphics cards (AGP), you'll have to buy a new CPU (unless you have an Athlon sitting around): http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Motherboard&ProductID=1819&ProductName=7NF-RZ
The cheapest AGP card easily found is $30:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130210
You said you have 1GB of RAM but not the configuration. I'm going to assume 2x512MB DDR modules for now, and that you have 4 slots available, each of which could support 1GB modules. So 2x1GB modules to bring you up to 3GB would be $27x2=$54.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161626
So together you're up to $84, plus shipping and possible tax, depending where you live and where you buy from.
Not sure what the need for a sound card is as most motherboard audio is fine, but perhaps you have particular needs there.
Or for $200 you could get a Case+PSU (dunno how quiet), motherboard, CPU, and RAM that ought to best your current system in basically every way:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.352997
(onboard graphics)
Add your own hard drive, transfer the DVD-ROM from your old system, and you're set.
That's just a preconfigured low-end bundle. You could probably find better deals, higher performance, etc. if desired. And, perhaps crucially, that would be a much more upgradable system in the future. Whereas if you spend time and money upgrading the P4, even if you're happy with its performance now, it'll really be at the end of its useful upgrade life after that. No headroom.
Personally, as I said at the start, I would recommend spending a bit more to get a nicer upgrade and position yourself better for future upgrades as needed. I'd get a socket 775 motherboard and CPU as above, look into whether the current PSU can support the voltages needed, keep it if so or buy new if necessary, transfer the HD and DVD-ROM over, maybe re-use the case if that's possible, get some RAM. Start with onboard video (for the use you've described so far it's fine), and then get an add-in video card later if desired.
- Oshyan
KynloStephen66515:
Hmm, ok. Well first, Google tells me that the 7NF-RZ is an Athlon board, not P4. So if you're planning to use the board to get access to better graphics cards (AGP), you'll have to buy a new CPU (unless you have an Athlon sitting around): http://www.giga-byte.com/Products/Motherboard/Products_Spec.aspx?ClassValue=Motherboard&ProductID=1819&ProductName=7NF-RZ
The cheapest AGP card easily found is $30:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130210
You said you have 1GB of RAM but not the configuration. I'm going to assume 2x512MB DDR modules for now, and that you have 4 slots available, each of which could support 1GB modules. So 2x1GB modules to bring you up to 3GB would be $27x2=$54.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161626
So together you're up to $84, plus shipping and possible tax, depending where you live and where you buy from.
Not sure what the need for a sound card is as most motherboard audio is fine, but perhaps you have particular needs there.
Or for $200 you could get a Case+PSU (dunno how quiet), motherboard, CPU, and RAM that ought to best your current system in basically every way:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.352997
(onboard graphics)
Add your own hard drive, transfer the DVD-ROM from your old system, and you're set.
That's just a preconfigured low-end bundle. You could probably find better deals, higher performance, etc. if desired. And, perhaps crucially, that would be a much more upgradable system in the future. Whereas if you spend time and money upgrading the P4, even if you're happy with its performance now, it'll really be at the end of its useful upgrade life after that. No headroom.
Personally, as I said at the start, I would recommend spending a bit more to get a nicer upgrade and position yourself better for future upgrades as needed. I'd get a socket 775 motherboard and CPU as above, look into whether the current PSU can support the voltages needed, keep it if so or buy new if necessary, transfer the HD and DVD-ROM over, maybe re-use the case if that's possible, get some RAM. Start with onboard video (for the use you've described so far it's fine), and then get an add-in video card later if desired.
- Oshyan
-JavaJones (March 17, 2010, 12:33 PM)
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When did I say I didn't want to spend more? lol
I have whatever budget I feel like spending on it, but obviously I don't want to go mental and buy like 8 GFX cards and have a 36 screen set-up lol.
In regards to the MOBO...thats no problem...I been wanting to move back to AMD for awhile, so would be a good reason to do so.
Soundcard: I do online (and offline soon) live audio streaming and I want to be able to use my mixers and whatnot.
DVD-RW: I have 4 of, so no big deal
RAM...good idea...but my setup is 1x1GB :P so ill just grab a couple more 1GB ones, and move up to 4GB maybe? (Could go higher but see no real need/point in having 8GB RAM lol)
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